More than 400 Seattle Pacific University students crowded into Gwinn Commons to watch the inaugural ceremonies on two big screen televisons this morning. The students were respectful and attentive, but not celebratory. The most response came when Obama spoke of himself as “a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant (but) can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.” …

Top Pot Doughnuts on Capitol Hill was almost sold out at 8:45 a.m. this morning as Seattle residents gathered for impromptu inauguration doughnut parties. More doughnuts were on the way from the downtown bakery, the baristas reported. …

At an early morning inauguration party in the Central District, former seattle Mayor Charley Royer said he’s seen nothing like the the enthusiasm and celebration greeting President Barack Obama today. “Totally unique,” he said watching a television stationed in the kitchen of the home of local lobbyists Tim Hatley and Rachel Bianchi. “Like nothing in my lifetime.” …

John Crawford skiis on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle on Sunday morning. Photo by Brad Vest / Seattle P-I At about noon Sunday, a crowd of about 30 people gathered on the top of Queen Anne hill on West Highland Drive. Using everything from cookie sheets to snowboards, they enthusiastically whisked down the hill, closed to traffic at both ends. …